Our Guests Arrived ...

June 2, 3 & 4, 2016

There was no rest for us with just getting home from Austria ...

our company arrived earlier than expected this evening ...

a change of plans for them ... they had been in the area a couple days touring ...

until we were home ...

We met them in town ... as we needed to pick up a few groceries ...

and pick up our vehicle that was left at the Autobody shop for repairs ...

while we were on holidays ...

Fred and Michelle followed us home ...

as this was their first time visiting from Ontario ...

The guys were on the hunt for gophers while they BBQ'd burgers for dinner ...

Once again a wasp found Mike ...

this time stinging him on top of his foot ...

Fred was applying first aid of wrapping an icepack on it ...

 

June 3, 2016

It was beautiful day ... we decided to use the quads to give them a tour of the area ...

Fred was given instructions on how to drive the old quad ...

this was their first time on these Off-terrain vehicles ...

They fell in love with the area ... we did spot an eagle on top of the tree near ...

Opa's resting place ...

We toured all around down to the lake ... thru the crown land ... and up behind our place ...

then back to the house as the guys decided to open up the pool for the season ...

First line of business was to take the winter cover off ...

Mike and Fred went into the shop to prefab and weld a pipe ...

that would be used to roll up the cover ...

When the cover was rolled up halfway ... Mike brought out the gas powered water pump ...

to pump off the stagnant water on the cover ...

Once that was done ... the cover was removed and we began to add fresh water to the pool ...

the solar blanket was installed at that time ...

The wood furnace was also started to heat the pool water ...

once it was filled and the pump started ...

After lunch ... we decided to take them on a tour of the valley ...

stopping on Ha Ha Creek Road to take pictures of an Osprey sitting on the fencepost ...

then heading up to the Bull River gorge ... then continuing on the Galloway loop ...

arriving at the Jaffray Pub for dinner ...

After dinner we drove to Lake Koocanusa ...

to show them where we normally go fishing and also stopped at Surveyors Lake Provincial Park ...

Mike decided to take the back way home ...

from Lake Koocanusa to Wardner ...

It was a bit rough ... for Michelle & I sitting in the back sit of the truck ...

it was more than a bit ... we were getting bounced around like rag dolls ...

we were laughing so hard ... and moaning every time we hit a rut ...

We were so grateful to finally hit the paved road ...

Fred & Michelle experienced off-road driving ...

It'll be a long time before I venture on that road again ...!!!

June 4, 2016

We had another beautiful ... perfect to go fishing at Premiere Lake ...

Fred and Michelle were in awe of the beauty surrounding them ...

Even though we had our lines out ... we were not able to land a fish in the boat ...

fishing was not very good this day ... there was a change in the what they were feeding on ...

We spent most of the day on the boat ... touring ... cruising and enjoying our picnic lunch ...

On our way back home ...

we drove the back way into Kimberley ...

driving thru town and stopping at the Marysville Falls ...

It was a beautiful hike on the path to the falls ...

once again Fred & Michelle loved the outdoors here ...

so much to see and do ...

We stopped in Cranbrook ...

to go for dinner at Frank's Steak & Schnitzel Haus ...

Another first for Fred & Michell ...

to have eaten the best ever Schnitzel ...

I'm sure they will be travelling for dinner to Frankenmuth in Michigan ...

once in a while ... for a Schnitzel dinner ...

We had a wonderful day together ... lots of chatting ...

reminiscing and laughter ...

It was time to go home ...

we needed to go for a little walk after this huge meal ...

We enjoyed the evening ... visiting on the deck ...